Gearhead Accessories - December 2012

Not everyone has an iPhone, we know this, but this Mickey Thompson cover is awesome. Modeled after the famous Baja Claw tire, this cover is strong, shock resistant, and will keep the phone from sliding on places like your car’s dash. Manufactured by RC4WD, the case fits the iPhone 4 and 4S.

Milodon’s Hemi head-gasket key chain has been floating on some of the staffers’ key chains around the HOT ROD/Car Craft offices. It’s thick, so it doesn’t bend easily, and it has a shiny copper coating.

Straight Three or lousy a V6 head gasket? We aren’t really sure, but either way, we like this Iphone case. It comes in a variety of colors: blue, gold, black, silver, grey, and bronze. The case is brushed aluminum with foam padding between it and the phone, and also includes a protective clear stick-on cover for the screen.

It was hard to decide which High Octane Jewelry ring we like best. Most of them shown come standard as .925 sterling silver, but others are offered in gold or platinum. Check out their site to see if they have your make and model car. Most feature tire treads on the back.

Now you are even more old school if you can recognize this hubcap belt buckle. It’s from a mid-’50s Oldsmobile Fiesta. Called the Fiesta Belt Buckle, it’s another one of O’Brian Tuckers cast aluminum pieces.

Another item from O’Brien tucking, this quick-change rear-end housing key chain is sheer retro. It’s aluminum sand cast, so it won’t weigh down your huge ring of keys. It also has a dull finish so it won’t look worn out after time.

Brian Bergeron Designs makes a variety of tire-tread rings. We opted for the car-tire styles, but the company also makes motorcycle and dirt-bike styles. The rings are offered in yellow gold, white gold, and even platinum.

We stumbled across Jack Priest of Handmade Jewelry #5280 on Etsy.com/shop/HandmadeJewelry5280, a site for people to sell unique art, jewelry, clothing, and more. Jack doesn’t do a lot of gearhead stuff, but we thought these sterling and carbon-fiber earrings were pretty cool—well, the women in the office like ’em. Check out his site for other neat stuff, like sprocket-sterling earrings.

These are so cool that we might go out and buy shirts that require cuff links. The ones shown are the chrome palladium cuff links with black-enamel insets and steering wheels on the back. CuffLinks.com also offers chrome-finished, stainless-steel cuff links for 100 bucks less.